BBC Settle Neil Young And The Doors Licensing Disputes

The BBC has settled a copyright dispute with a list of bands that includes Neil Young, Journey and the Doors, meaning that BBC Radio DJs once again have license to play their songs. The four acts withdrew from the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) earlier this month, and in doing so also left the BBC’s collective agreement with the organization.More »

By on July 29, 2015

The BBC has settled a copyright dispute with a list of bands that includes Neil Young, Journey and the Doors, meaning that BBC Radio DJs once again have license to play their songs. The four acts withdrew from the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society (MCPS) earlier this month, and in doing so also left the BBC’s collective agreement with the organization. As a result, BBC DJs were asked not to play any songs by the artists, or tracks which sampled them, in order to avoid breach of copyright. The BBC released a statement saying the two sides have been able to find a solution. “The BBC has been able to find a licensing solution by working together with the music publisher Wixen Music UK and with the MCPS,” the statement reads. “Works composed by the Doors, Journey and Neil Young are now mechanically licensed under an arrangement via MCPS and are available for use on BBC Radio and for the consequent download on BBC Radio iPlayer. The licensing solution enables us to include the works on both BBC radio and the BBC’s radio catch-up services, however the rights are not available for television or other audio visual use via the BBC’s collective licensing arrangements with MCPS.” Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «

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